• James Pitarresi, chair of the
mechanical engineering department,
talked about work that
helps predict the reliability of
computer chips as well as computer
models.

Hinchey, who said he has
been a believer in the University’s
economic development
potential since he was elected
in 1992, noted that the federal
money opens the door for
Binghamton to seek funding
from many other sources.

“It’s one thing to think about
things,” he said. “It’s another
thing to have the resources to
do something practical with
that thinking.”